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Wetter received city rights in 1223 and was ruled jointly by the Counts of Hessen and the archbishops of Mainz. The oldest seals date from the 13<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup> century and show the count and a bishop in a large gothic building. The smaller seals, however showed only the arms of the two, the lion of Hessen and the wheel of Mainz. The lily was added in the 15<sup>th</sup> century, its meaning is not known, it may be the symbol of St. Mary. | Wetter received city rights in 1223 and was ruled jointly by the Counts of Hessen and the archbishops of Mainz. The oldest seals date from the 13<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup> century and show the count and a bishop in a large gothic building. The smaller seals, however showed only the arms of the two, the lion of Hessen and the wheel of Mainz. The lily was added in the 15<sup>th</sup> century, its meaning is not known, it may be the symbol of St. Mary. | ||
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WETTER
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Marburg-Biedenkopf
Additions : 1970s Amönau, Mellnau, Niederwetter, Oberndorf, Oberrosphe, Todenhausen,Treisbach, Unterrosphe, Warzenbach
Origin/meaning
Wetter received city rights in 1223 and was ruled jointly by the Counts of Hessen and the archbishops of Mainz. The oldest seals date from the 13th and 14th century and show the count and a bishop in a large gothic building. The smaller seals, however showed only the arms of the two, the lion of Hessen and the wheel of Mainz. The lily was added in the 15th century, its meaning is not known, it may be the symbol of St. Mary.
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.